Dewayne Toombs was 19 when he was shot inside an apartment building in the 4000 block of North Bennington Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 25, 2025. Police were called just after 10 p.m.; emergency responders transported him to a nearby hospital, and he was pronounced dead shortly after 11:30 p.m. His death was counted as Kansas City’s 31st homicide of 2025.

The Kansas City Police Department opened a homicide investigation, canvassed for witnesses and processed the scene. As of the morning after the shooting, no suspects had been identified and no arrests had been made. Authorities are offering a substantial reward for anonymous tips that could lead to an arrest.

Does anyone in the area have information about that night or recall seeing or hearing anything on North Bennington Avenue after 10 p.m. on March 25?